InsideUPS
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History reveals that many major and life changing issues (including life and death issues of war) have been decided by politics. Not all political decisions have been in our best interest as a country. Following that same logic, can we always trust that our Union officials make the best decisions for us?
While it is not my intention here to start a political debate, I would like to raise the question of whether or not you believe our Union is influenced by politics? In other words, Does our Teamster Union always look out for the best interest of UPS employees......OR do they sometime make decisions based on their own political gain within the Union?
We all know that there is a divide amongst the Teamster Union. Teamsters for a Democratic Union (a.k.a. MakeUPSDeliver.org) is a major critic of our current elected officials. While I would like to think that we can always trust the people we elected to represent us, history tells me otherwise. Please note, I am NOT saying that I do not trust our current elected officials, I am simply pointing out that we all should at times monitor the actions of our representative and make independent decisions on how well we feel they are doing.
The following is a random Google to demonstrate what I am talking about: Teamsters’ Hoffa Made $300,000 in 2010 | CNS News
Independent thinking is a critical skill that we all need to develop in order to assure that our lives and those that we care for such as our family are not negatively influenced by "politics". As our negotiations continue, I suggest that you monitor your OWN feelings and emotions rather than get caught up in some wave of "feeling" that is generated by others. Remember, this is a "Collective Bargaining" agreement where we must look at ALL the contract language in regard to wages, pensions, benefits, and miscellaneous language pertaining to overtime, harassment, etc.. before we jump to any conclusions about what action we may take against OUR company. While we need to remain united and focused, we also must not allow "political grandstanding" get in our way of fairly and accurately assessing what is beneficial for both US and OUR company that provides us with a living.
Definitions - The pejorative verb "grandstanding" is often applied to politicians or other public figures perceived to be using tactics designed to call attention to themselves instead of the issues.
P.S. There has been considerable focus on the amount of profit UPS made in 2012. Interesting that 49 other companies were ahead of UPS in that department (link below). Considering the number of assets that UPS must maintain and operational expansions we need to stay competitive and grow, compared to let's say Apple, it actually is not as much as I thought. Some simple and approximate math using 360,000 employees and 4.X profit is about 11,000 per employee. Those that have never operated a business may not fully appreciate these numbers.. There are far more hidden expenses to operating a business than you may think... just ask the FedEx ground drivers who operate and own their package cars...
Fortune 500 2012: Top Performers - Most Profitable Companies: Profits
While it is not my intention here to start a political debate, I would like to raise the question of whether or not you believe our Union is influenced by politics? In other words, Does our Teamster Union always look out for the best interest of UPS employees......OR do they sometime make decisions based on their own political gain within the Union?
We all know that there is a divide amongst the Teamster Union. Teamsters for a Democratic Union (a.k.a. MakeUPSDeliver.org) is a major critic of our current elected officials. While I would like to think that we can always trust the people we elected to represent us, history tells me otherwise. Please note, I am NOT saying that I do not trust our current elected officials, I am simply pointing out that we all should at times monitor the actions of our representative and make independent decisions on how well we feel they are doing.
The following is a random Google to demonstrate what I am talking about: Teamsters’ Hoffa Made $300,000 in 2010 | CNS News
Independent thinking is a critical skill that we all need to develop in order to assure that our lives and those that we care for such as our family are not negatively influenced by "politics". As our negotiations continue, I suggest that you monitor your OWN feelings and emotions rather than get caught up in some wave of "feeling" that is generated by others. Remember, this is a "Collective Bargaining" agreement where we must look at ALL the contract language in regard to wages, pensions, benefits, and miscellaneous language pertaining to overtime, harassment, etc.. before we jump to any conclusions about what action we may take against OUR company. While we need to remain united and focused, we also must not allow "political grandstanding" get in our way of fairly and accurately assessing what is beneficial for both US and OUR company that provides us with a living.
Definitions - The pejorative verb "grandstanding" is often applied to politicians or other public figures perceived to be using tactics designed to call attention to themselves instead of the issues.
P.S. There has been considerable focus on the amount of profit UPS made in 2012. Interesting that 49 other companies were ahead of UPS in that department (link below). Considering the number of assets that UPS must maintain and operational expansions we need to stay competitive and grow, compared to let's say Apple, it actually is not as much as I thought. Some simple and approximate math using 360,000 employees and 4.X profit is about 11,000 per employee. Those that have never operated a business may not fully appreciate these numbers.. There are far more hidden expenses to operating a business than you may think... just ask the FedEx ground drivers who operate and own their package cars...
Fortune 500 2012: Top Performers - Most Profitable Companies: Profits